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- On our way to Las Vegas after going to San Diego, we stop by in Baker, CA to get gas, ice, and snacks. - Gas was $47.44 - Snacks were $12.76 - Ice was $7.50 - We stop by McDonald's where I got 30 McDoubles. I knew they were loaded with perservatives so they would be fine to eat at any time during the trip. The 30 McDoubles cost $30

After finishing our first grocery shop for the van we headed to wawona campground in the Yosemite National Park. We reached our destination (or so we thought) at a perfect time before the sunset. But soon we realized That google maps had taken us to a town two hours from our actual destination. After redirecting our travels back to our destination, we began our drive to ...

... cruise, the helicopter then returned us to the rim where we took in the views from Eagle and Guano Points and had our packed lunch. A hop on/hop off bus ferries you between the viewing points and back to the departure point for the plane. We then flew back to Las Vegas, arriving at about 2.00pm, we picked up the car, found route 15 and set off towards Barstow. We are ...

... Nellis Air Force Range and the Nevada test site where 720 nuclear weapons were exploded in the 1950s.

After a few hours driving we pass through Tonopah, a rather old and strange looking gold rush town and turn south on Hwy 95. We turn off on Hwy 374 at Beatty towards Death Valley, but before we leave Nevada behind and re-enter California we stop at the very eerie and deserted Rhyolite ghost town. This was apparently a hurly-burly boom and then bust western ...

... was another ghost town right near Barstow called Calico. We decided to take a look and it was a proper old mining town. Glad we went when everything was closed as it was set up for tourists with every building trying to sell you something. It was just missing the tumble weed.

So we carried on to Baker. The gateway to Death Valley and 90 miles from Las Vegas....and only one motel open which stank of mucky water and cheap bleach. We walked ...